Semiconcealed cabinet door hinge



April 22, 1969 BUCHQLZ 3,439,377

SEMICONCEALED CABINET DOOR HINGE- Filed June 10, 1965 ym a. Bu cholz INVENTOR United States Patent ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A door hinge has a cabinet-mounted leaf offset intermediate its ends and a door-mounted leaf bent intermediate its ends at right angles, the two leaves being hinged together at one end. The hinge projects beyond the front face of the door. The intermediate offset portion of the cabinet-mounted leaf is notched to receive the right angle portion of the door-mounted leaf.

This invention relates to semiconcealed hinges adapted for use in hinging a cabinet door across a cabinet opening.

It is the general object of the invention to provide a semiconcealed hinge of attractive appearance which may be used to advantage in hinging a nonlipped, square-edged, cabinet door across a cabinet door opening defined by the edges of top, bottom and side pieces, the door overlying part only of the edges of the pieces, thereby achieving a decorative offset appearance.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a semiconcealed hinge for hinging a cabinet door, the door being maintained a minimum but predetermined spaced distance outwardly from the members defining the door opening.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of the semiconcealed cabinet door hinge of my invention in its open position;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective View of the hinge applied to an open cabinet door;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hinge in closed position; and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hinge applied to a closed cabinet door.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the presently described semiconcealed hinge is adapted for use in hinging a cabinet door to the side piece 12 of a cabinet. The door is provided with a front face 14, a back face 16 and a back edge 18. The side piece has an inner face 20 and an outer edge 22.

The door is dimensioned to overlie the cabinet door opening, being spaced slightly outwardly therefrom and overlapping the framing members only partway, thereby providing a decorative offset appearance.

The hinge by means of which the door is mounted on the cabinet comprises basically a hinge pin 24, a first hinge leaf indicated generally at 26 and a second hinge leaf indicated generally at 28. Hin'ge leaf 26 is designed to be secured to the door, while hinge leaf 28 is designed to be secured to the cabinet side piece.

To achieve the desired manner of mounting and decorative effect, hinge leaf 26 is formed in two segments, a spacing segment 30 which spaces the hinge pin a spaced distance outwardly from the door, and a securing segment 32 by means of which the leaf is secured to the inner face of the door.

Spacing segment 30 is of sufficient length to overlie the back edge 18 of the door. Its outer end is attached to, or formed with, a plurality of spaced knuckles 34 dimensioned to receive hinge pin 24 in pivotal relation.

Securing segment 32 of hinge leaf 26 is formed integrally with spacing segment 30, but is bent outwardly at an angle of substantially It overlies the back face of the door and is provided with a plurality of screw holes 36 which receive screws 38 by means of which the hinge leaf is secured to the inner face of door 10. The second hinge leaf 28 likewise is formed in two segments, i.e., an angular spacing segment 40 and a flat securing segment 42.

Spacing segment 40 mounts at its inner end a plurality of spaced, integral knuckles 44 which are interleaved with knuckles 34 of hinge leaf 26 and which receive hinge pin 24 in pivotal relation. The outer end of spacing segment 40 is bent substantially at right angles to provide a spacing section 46.

Spacing segment 40 thus serves dual spacing functions. First, it spaces hinge pin 24 outwardly beyond the plane of the face of door 14, as appears particularly in FIG. 4. Secondly, it spaces the back edge 18 of the door a spaced distance inwardly on outer edge 22 of cabinet side piece 20, as required to secure the desired degree of door overlap.

Securing segment 42 is formed integrally with spacing segment 40 and is bent at right angles to section 46 thereof. It extends outwardly and is dimensioned to overlie the inner face 20 of cabinet side piece 12. It is provided with screw holes 48 dimensioned to receive screws 50 by means of which it is fixed to side piece 12.

The spacing segments of the two leaves of the ends are dimensioned and arranged so that one nests within the other when the hinge is in its closed position, thus making it possible to locate door 10 snugly across the cabinet opening.

To this end, spacing segment 30 of hinge leaf 26 is made substantially narrower than is angled spacing segment 40 of hinge leaf 28. In addition, the latter hinge leaf section is cut away to provide an opening 52 dimensioned to receive spacing segment 30 of hinge leaf 26, thus achieving a nesting relationship of the two hinge leaves when they are closed in the position of FIGS. 3 and 4.

It thus will be seen that by the present invention, there is provided a semiconcealed hinge useful in hinging a nonlipped, square-edged, cabinet door across a cabinet door opening in such a manner that the door overlies part only of the edges of the cabinet pieces framing the opening, thereby achieving a decorative offset appearance. In addition, by suitable dimensioning of the hinge parts, it is possible to alter the spacing of the door from the cabinet, the spacing of the hinge pin and knuckles from the door, and the degree of overlap of the door with reference to the edges of the pieces framing the door opening, as required to produce a variety of ornamental and functional effects.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A semiconcealed hinge adapted for use in hinging a cabinet door having front and back faces and a back edge, across the opening of a cabinet including top, bottom, back and side pieces, each side piece having an inner face and an outer edge, the hinge comprising:

(a) a hinge pin,

(b) a first hinge leaf comprising a plurality of spaced knuckles receiving the pin, a spacing segment and a securing segment bent substantially at right angles to the spacing segment,

(c) the spacing segment being of sufficient length to overlie the back edge of the door and to space the pin outwardly beyond the plane of the outer face thereof,

(d) the securing segment being dimensioned to overlie the back face of the door and being provided with securing means for securing it to the door,

(e) a second hinge leaf comprising a plurality of spaced knuckles interleaved with the knuckles on the first hinge leaf and also receiving the pin, an angularly bent spacing segment and a securing segment,

(f) the spacing segment of the second hinge leaf including two sections formed at right angles to each other, the first section being dimensioned to space the pin outwardly from the plane of the cabinet side piece outer edge a distance greater than the thickness of the door and the second section being dimensioned to overlie the inner margin of the outer edge of the cabinet side piece and to space the door in a predetermined overlap thereof,

(g) the securing segment of the second hinge leaf being formed at right angles to the second section of the spacing segment thereof and being dimensioned to overlie the inner face of the cabinet side piece and being provided with securing means for securing it thereto, and

(h) the spacing segment of the first hinge leaf being substantially the same length as but narrower than the spacing segment of the second hinge leaf and the second section of the spacing segment of the second hinge leaf being recessed to receive the spacing segment of the first hinge leaf.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 179,298 6/1876 Cutler 16135 1,668,595 5/1928 McAuliiTe 16-128 2,166,815 7/1939 Jones 16135 2,853,747 9/1958 Anderson 16135 BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner.

D. L. TROUTMAN, Assistant Examiner. 

